The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-10-06
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON THURSDAY

a committee TO escort the COmmander-in-Chief
20 the chair. Upon arriving on the rostrum
Mai Rea was received with reclamation. Adj
yancing to the frontlfe said
CosMASDER CHIEF AND COMRADES: esteem
IL an honor equal To any that can possibly come
To an American citizen 10 be elected ~ Com
mander Of this organization, embracing. it
docs almost the entire number of the survivors
Of tn men who crowded four centuries of pro-
grcss into four years OF war. tApplause.l shall
NOT undertake now TO mako speech to you.
but hope To see you all sometime during tie
coming year. ! THANK you from the bottom Of
my heart, and appreciate the honor you have
conferred upon me. In four months from TINS
time will have reached my majority menu
Der of the Grand Army of the Republic. APP
plausel / have loved IL. and have sincere hope
10 preserve its honor and keep IL 20 the osrd
nal doctrines upon which il is founded, and what
il Is necessary TO do that will be done by me.
i have only this to say, that trust that, "a the
events Of this year woven wool into the
warp of time, making the web of Grand Army
history. il viii he my ambition. IL will be my
purpose as il is my highest hope. that there may
be IN that web. Comrade Farchid. no seam that
will at all show where your administration ended
and mine began. Enthusiastic applause.
NOMINATIONS FOR SENIOR VICE COMMANDER
were next in order. Maj. Warner nominated
| Col. Nelson Cole.
Comrade George W. Bailey nominated Gen.
ID. p. Grier. Gen. Grier came forward and
Withdrew his name, whereupOn Mai. Warner
| moved that the rules be suspended and the
AdjuIant-General instructed to cast the vote of
the Encampment in favor of Col. Cole. Carried
by acclamatiOn.
| Comrade John c. Linehan, of New Hamp-
shire, was elected Junior Vice COMMANDMENTS
| Chief
Florence DonOhue, u. D., of Washington. d..
| C., was chosen Surgeon General and Rev. Ed
ward Anderson, Of Kansas, ChaplGin-in-C Chief.
THE NEW COUNCIL OF ADMINISTRATIONS.
| The National Council Of Administration was
| then announced, each State Department elect
| ing one member. The Council is composed Of
| George Z. Hodgen, Portsmouth, n. H.; o. Sum-
mers, Portland. Ore; James III. Purdy, Santa
Fe. n. NJ; w. J. Ramage, Knoxville, Tenn; P.
| :. Clarkson, Omaha, Neb A. w. Barrett, Los
Angeles. CAL; F. C. Dietz, GAINESVILLE, o.; Chss.
| q. Burton. Nevada. Mo-; John G. s. Burger,
! Washington; Z. X. Dolmsn, Butte City. Mont;
! Il. G. Bailey, Salt Lake City, Utah Irvine
Robbins indianapolis, Ind; Il. F. Wilson. Chi
cago; George ii. knight, Dallas, Tex; Morgan
q. Bulkley, Hartford. Conn: William James,
Jacksonville. Fla; Henry Schorten, Baton
Rouge. La; w. Minton, Louisville, KY; Rus
sell A. Alger, Detroit. Mich; William G. Acres
Little Rock, Ark. Chas. M. Holton, North
Yakima, W. T.; ThOs. w. Coyle, Westervile
r. l.; r. s. Northcott, Clarksburg. w. Va; Ben
iamin ]. Howell, Weymouth, Mass; George G
Ginty Chippewa Falls, Wis; +. A. Motley
Portland. Me-; G. s. Storkbridge, Nd; Cecil A
Deane, Denver. Col; Charles E. Graves Ben
nington, VT: VIM. Mcclellan, Pittsburg, Pa.
J. b. ii. Gof. Hampton. Va J. ID. Barker, Cir
ard, Kan; James N. Drake, st. Paul, MINI.
q. w. King, Wilmington, DEL; Bishop w
Niaius. Trenton, ". j.; b. +. Campbell, Sioux
Falls. Oak; George A. Newman, Cedar Falls
Iowa, and Jacob Schneider, New York city.
MONUMENT TO GEN. LOGAN.
The Committee on the Logan Monument re
ported recommending that a fund be provided
for the erection Of an equestrian statue at Wash
ington. Gov. Alger subscribed 81 900. and Capt
Geo. +. Lemon, OF Washington, subscribe,
$1,000.
The officers-elect were then duly installed
and the Encampment adjourned sine die.
THE BANQUET.
Tine Encampment wound up Friday evenin
, with a magnificent banquet, rendered by tn
citizens of St. Louis to the delegates. Five line
of tables were laid in the great dining hall O
the Lindell Hotel, capable of accommodating
GOO guests. The spacious room was profusel.
, decorated with flags and bunting, and the fora
r display was something previously unequale
! in this city. From each window depended tw
. American flags, draped in graceful festoon:
: and caught up with punches of roses. TIL
: space between the windows was hung wit
bunting in the National oolors, and ornamente
with festoOns Of smilax. Above the window
, were placed the portraits of famous Generals
{ and each was decorated with flags aud bunting
? while the intermediate spaces were occupie
by corps badges, cOats-of-arms and Grand Arm
!. | insignia. Above the high table, ut the mort
l end of the room, reserved for distinguish
l. guests. was hung the portrait Of Gen. John
Logan, and from the center of the ceiling We
$ suspended the Grand Army monogram, forme
: OF red roses on bed Of hyacinths. The table
I were draped and festoOned with smilax, whie
0 descended in ropes and loops TO the floor, an
Il. - a.
! frequent intervals along the hospitable bOar'
: The floral display was of the most magniiccr
z character and excited universal admiratio
y ! and establishment.
. The guests assembled promptly to the hou
$ and tho spacious room was soon completed
Z filled. The seat of honor was occupied 10y Go
: ID. l.. Dyer, Chairman and POSTMASTER, wit
: Gen. Lucus Fairchild, the outgoing Con
z mander in Chief, on his right, and Maj. job
d =. Rea, his newly elected successor, on the lei
n A notable assembly congregated about the rigl
5 table, including ex-Vice-President Hannib
& Hamlin, Cows Curtin, Sanders, Pierrepon
: Fletcher. GrOsyenor Anthony and 0glesby
Gems. Pope, SlOcum. Otis, Palmer, Burlet
g Grier, Fullerton. Smith and Frost; Col. Col
:, Mayor Francis. Messrs. Sampson, Lemp, Marm
: duke. Tanner and many others.
L The menu card was an elaborate and beaut
l. fully-executed production of art, representa-
n one OF Sherlnan's bummers returning from
70 foraging expedition.
10 Grace was pronounced by Rev. 7. c. Warne
Chapain-in- Chief Of the Grand Army. aud Il
opening address was delivered by Col. ID.
Dyer, aud responded TO by Gen. FaiTchil
Gems. Sherman aud Wallace were absent Il
former having left the city Mt an early hour
the evening aud the latter having been unab
y to attend, as was also the case with Admiral
10 ID. Porter, who had been expected. The toas
were called by Col. Dyer in his usual hapI
sr manner, and were responded 10 by the follo'
ing gentlemen:
"our Country" Gov George T. Anthony
rs music. Star-Spangled Banner" solo and chOru
Dr. "The President of the United States" Justi
IN Miller; music Hail 10 the Chief" Orchcstr
is "Tbe National Authority as INDICATED
v. Abraham Lincoln" Hon. Hannibal Hamlil
p. music, "ATtillerist's Oath" quartet; at
w Army" Maj. VIM. Warner; music, "All Hon
TO the Soldier Give" quartet; "The Navy
s. Gen. III. w. Slocum; music, Red. White ar
Blue" solo and chorus; 1.-THE Loyal States al
70 Their Loyal Governors" Gov. Sprague; mus
IL Hail Columbia" orchestra; "The Rank al
Is, File," Corp'l James Tanner; music, "Marc
~ ing Through Georgia." solo and chorus; 1T
~ Loyal and Patriotic Women" Gen. q. IL. Gre
10 venor; music, Soldier, Farewell" quartz
en "our Comrades Who Never Came Back. " Bish